Suicide and Cults Explained

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Religious cults have been a fact of life for years, but the phenomenon of mass suicides has recently engrossed the public. This paper examines Jim Jones' People's Temple, the Heaven's Gate cult, Solar Temple of Canada and Branch Davidians in an attempt to explain the motivation of the members. Concludes that there is little to be done. This paper has six pages and six sources are listed in the bibliography.